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News Scan for Mar 03, 2020

Saudi health ministry reports new MERS case

Today Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case in Unayzah, bringing the March tally to two infections, after the ministry reported 18 in February.

  • Saudi MERS case
  • Flu vaccine ineffectiveness in seniors
  • Northern Hemisphere flu activity
  • Lassa fever in Benin

News Scan for Feb 28, 2020

WHO marks week with no new Ebola cases in DRC

No new cases of Ebola were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past week, according to an update yesterday from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the case count at 3,444. It marks the first time since the outbreak began that no new confirmed cases were reported over a 7-day period.

  • No new DRC Ebola cases
  • US candidemia burden

News Scan for Feb 27, 2020

One new MERS case reported in Saudi Arabia in Hail

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS-CoV case today. This raises the number of MERS cases recorded this month to 12.

  • MERS case in Saudi Arabia
  • E coli sproutbreak
  • Ebola vaccine for US health workers
  • Flu vaccine for kids with asthma

News Scan for Feb 24, 2020

Ebola cases hit 3,444 in DRC; study shows vaccine reduces viral load

After additions of what might be retrospective cases, the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,444 today, which represents 11 more cases than the total reported at the end of last week. The death toll now stands at 2,264 in an outbreak that has lasted 18 months in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

  • DRC Ebola cases, vaccine effects
  • Two MERS-CoV infections
  • H5N1 avian flu in India

News Scan for Feb 20, 2020

Surveys find less antibiotic-resistant bacteria in UK chicken meat

The United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) released two surveillance reports this week on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in chicken meat.

  • Antibiotic resistance in UK chicken meat
  • Contact isolation in European hospitals
  • Fast detection of carbapenem resistance
  • Lassa fever in Nigeria

News Scan for Feb 18, 2020

Ebola case count hits 3,433 in DRC

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard shows a case count of 3,433 today, with a single newly confirmed case. The death toll is now 2,249 in an outbreak that has lasted 18 months in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

  • DRC Ebola case
  • Measles in Africa
  • High global flu levels

News Scan for Feb 17, 2020

Two more MERS cases confirmed by Saudi health ministry

Over the weekend and through today, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two MERS-CoV cases, bringing the total number of cases detected in February so far to eight.

  • More Saudi MERS cases
  • Africa Ebola vaccine licenses
  • H5N6 avian flu in Vietnam

News Scan for Feb 13, 2020

Recent DRC Ebola cases all involved known transmission chains

All three confirmed Ebola cases reported in the past week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) involved known transmission chains, which is a good sign, but volatile situations still plague the outbreak region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly situation report.

  • Recent DRC Ebola cases
  • MCR-1 resistance gene in Wyoming
  • Pneumococcal disease in kids
  • More H5N6 in Vietnam

News Scan for Feb 12, 2020

WHO extends public health emergency for DRC Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola emergency committee that met today to review the outbreak situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recommended continuing the public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations.

  • Ebola emergency extended
  • More MERS in Saudi Arabia
  • Candida auris disinfectants
  • Cutting antibiotic manufacture residue

News Scan for Feb 11, 2020

WHO Ebola emergency committee to meet tomorrow

The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola emergency committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the latest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak developments and assess if the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations.

  • Ebola emergency panel to meet
  • New Saudi MERS case
  • Crimean-Congo fever in Mali
  • More avian flu outbreaks

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